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Reviews of Dhow Inn Boutique Hotel This rating is a reflection of how the property compares to the industry standard when it comes to price, facilities and services available. It's based on a self-evaluation by the property. Use this rating to help choose your stay!

East Coast of Paje, 3879 Paje, Tanzania

#41 of 62 hotels in Paje

Guests' Choice

Review Score

Based on 95 hotel reviews

8.6

Score breakdown

  • Cleanliness

    9.1

  • Comfort

    9.2

  • Location

    9.0

  • Facilities

    8.9

  • Staff

    9.1

  • Value for money

    8.3

  • Free Wifi

    8.2

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  • Reviewed: August 1, 2025

    9.0
    Great facilities and rooms and best location
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Premium Double Room
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Water from the shower is coming to the room. It’s not a big problem but maybe something hotel could look into.

    Great location, nice private beach, rooms are spacious and light, very comfortable bed and pillows, we had amazing sleep. Didn’t use any of the pools but they look nice. Hotel territory is big enough for evening walk during high tides. Also big thank you to the team for cake and special attention for our son birthday.

    Stayed in August 2025

  • Reviewed: February 28, 2025

    10
    Fabulous location, beautiful facilities, friendly staff, perfect for families. Truly paradise!
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Deluxe Double Room
    • Stayed 1 night

    My family recently enjoyed a stay at Dhow Inn, and we couldn’t have had a nicer time. Everyone on staff was incredibly friendly and accommodating. The food was amazing, pools felt very private and well-maintained, beach location was idyllic and the service was perfect. Rooms were very spacious, clean, well appointed and with comfortable beds. The excursions we booked through the hotel were also great - we snorkeled with sea stars, visited monkeys in Jozani National Park, and they even helped arrange our safari in mainland Tanzania. I hope we can visit again soon!

    Stayed in February 2025

  • Reviewed: February 26, 2025

    8.0
    Great to have the kite school on site.
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Deluxe Double Room
    • Stayed 4 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Access to beach and private beach area could have been bigger

    Food, sushi restaurant and options of pools

    Stayed in February 2025

  • Reviewed: February 10, 2025

    10
    Great location. Delicious food. Great for families.
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Superior Triple Room
    • Stayed 2 nights

    Situated in a great location, the hotel is priced very well, and had great amenities. The pool access and placement of rooms is ideal.

    Stayed in February 2025

  • Reviewed: January 4, 2025

    8.0
    Very Good
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Deluxe Double Room
    • Stayed 7 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    location, breakfast

    Stayed in January 2025

  • Reviewed: November 7, 2024

    8.0
    Peaceful hotel
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Superior Triple Room
    • Stayed 5 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    You need to call reception for every filling up of small glass bottle of water because there is not allowed to bring your own water, food or drinks. After 10 pm you need also to pay for bottle of water (5000ths for 2 bottles) what we see very uncommon. Pools were not clean, our swimsuits colored yellow.

    Ala carte food was amazing. Hotel is near the beach and has all facilities you need. Nice and huge rooms, friendly staff, a lot of cats.

    Stayed in October 2024

  • Reviewed: October 27, 2024

    8.0
    Very pleasant!
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Deluxe Double Room
    • Stayed 7 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Ground level rooms lack natural light & privacy curtains for daytime living. Following an upgrade, we can highly recommend the upper level rooms with terrace splash pool. This room made our experience all worthwhile. Although senior management appears to be driving a higher service delivery, we never saw them. There was zero customer interaction from management. All credit to the staff who did represent.

    Very relaxed & calm environment. The hotel is very clean & well maintained overall. We could see that much effort has been put into establishing a high level of customer care & and professionalism, but still room to grow. Friendliness & smiles...10/10.

    Stayed in October 2024

  • Reviewed: October 2, 2024

    9.0
    great location, nice pool and very good food selection.
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Deluxe Double Room
    • Stayed 3 nights

    extra luggage stand or table in twin room

    Food was excellent, beachfront is is beautiful.

    Stayed in September 2024

  • Reviewed: September 19, 2024

    10
    Amazing - book this hotel
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Deluxe Double Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Everything was perfect - drinks were a little slow

    One of the most beautiful hotel I have stayed in such a good location, 4 swimming pools, amazing staff, spa, food and drinks

    Stayed in September 2024

  • Reviewed: August 24, 2024

    10
    Exceptional
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Deluxe Double Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    We had a wonderful stay in a great atmosphere especially at night, the staff was very helpful at all times and very nice breakfast. The rooms are spacious, cosy and very good beds.

    Stayed in August 2024

  • Reviewed: August 22, 2024

    10
    Best honeymoon stay!
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Deluxe Double Room
    • Stayed 10 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    None <3

    Everything was perfect and beyond. It was our honeymoon, couldn’t have chosen a better hotel. The staff is so so friendly, they do everything they can for you to enjoy your stay. The hotel is extremely clean, they literally clean like 3 times a day. Complimentary water and coffee in the room which we loved. Great location. The pools are lovely and also very well maintained. The beach is breathtaking. The nearby town is such a vibrant place full of culture. We even visited the local school just about 100m from the hotel. I wish we could go back really!

    Stayed in July 2024

  • Reviewed: August 20, 2024

    10
    They really care about you. So friendly and relaxed vibe.
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Premium Double Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Best hotel in Paje. Personnel working here are sooo friendly. They will arrange for everything. Beds are nice (unlike many other hotels in Paje) . Breakfast and diner is super (unlike many other hotels in Paje)

    Stayed in August 2024

  • Reviewed: August 19, 2024

    8.0
    Paje is a relaxing place to stay especially if you are interested in water sports. We had a great time, thank you!
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Deluxe Double Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    The private beach is not clear to find. We had to ask someone. The walk from the hotel to the private beach is dirty.

    Swimming pools!

    Stayed in August 2024

  • Reviewed: August 12, 2024

    8.0
    Good pitch at a reasonable price.
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Deluxe Double Room
    • Stayed 4 nights

    Beach frontage could be better utilised.

    Food is good but not exceptional. Staff are friendly and helpful.

    Stayed in July 2024

  • Reviewed: August 8, 2024

    10
    The warm welcome from reception, the housekeeper Janeth, restaurant staff, food, WIFI, my room everything was perfect. t
    • Business trip
    • Couple
    • Premium Double Room
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    nothing

    the property is very clean

    Stayed in August 2024

  • Reviewed: August 2, 2024

    10
    Can’t wait to come back. Hands down, one of our favourite hotels 🥰
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Premium Pool & terrace
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Nothing, though would recommend more selection of food at the restaurant.

    This hotel feels like home! The staff, rooms, and facilities are amazing. Such a wonderful hotel.

    Stayed in August 2024

  • Reviewed: April 18, 2024

    8.0
    Very nice location, more for families.
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Superior Triple Room
    • Stayed 4 nights

    The location is ok but it gets very warm at the pool because it's situated between buildings. This place is more for families and people of certain age and the price is a bit high.

    Nice location, good food especially in the morning and the staff was very nice. The room was comfortable and big. Something extra: we received one dinner at the a la carte restaurant which was lovely.

    Stayed in February 2024

  • Reviewed: April 7, 2024

    9.0
    Wonderful
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Deluxe Double Room
    • Stayed 7 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    staff is very friendly and always helpful, very clean

    Stayed in March 2024

  • Reviewed: April 3, 2024

    10
    Amazing place, I keep on coming back!!
    • Leisure trip
    • Group
    • Superior Triple Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Nothing

    I liked how the staff handles everything, they are very good at their hospitality job 👏🏽

    Stayed in April 2024

  • Reviewed: March 16, 2024

    10
    Lovely zanzibar holiday
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Deluxe Double Room
    • Stayed 5 nights

    My only complaint was I was hoping for more of the traditional Tanzanian foods at breakfast. What they had was great but some chapati and mandazi would have been even better.

    We love Zanzibar and have been many times but this was a new location. It was steps from the beach, it had a variety of pools to choose from, the staff were super helpful and attentive. On the day we left, our flight was late in the day. We checked out of the room and not only could we store our bags upfront, but they had a room where we could shower and change clothes before heading to the airport, all at no additional charge. Talk about service!!

    Stayed in January 2024

  • Reviewed: February 26, 2024

    9.0
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    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Superior Triple Room
    • Stayed 2 nights

    Perhaps the beach area for the hotel could have been signposted better'.

    We were very pleasantly surprised, and we got a lot for our money.

    Stayed in February 2024

  • Reviewed: January 21, 2024

    10
    Exceptional
    • Leisure trip
    • Travelers with friends
    • Superior Triple Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    I like the hotel very nice n staff r very good m main guest relations manger sara is amazing taken care very good n beautiful hotel i love to go nxt time ....thank u sara

    Stayed in January 2024

  • Reviewed: January 12, 2024

    10
    Excellent
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Premium Double Room
    • Stayed 4 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Loved everything

    Everything was perfect stuff friendly nice people very warm. And our drive nice person. Room was very clean and the food. Love the place will come back again. I'm very happy we had a good time 🥰🥰

    Stayed in January 2024

  • Reviewed: January 3, 2024

    10
    The hotel is clean the staff are helpful and very attentive 👌🏼👌🏼 the rooms were 👌🏼
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Deluxe Double Room
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    It was excellent loved the stay 👌🏼👌🏼👌🏼

    Stayed in December 2023

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